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1 December 1978 The Reflection Conic: A Means Of Obtaining A 360 Degree Panorama
Milton Laikin, Arthur Cox, Frank Oharek
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Abstract
An optical probe is described that utilizes refraction and then reflection from an ellipsoid to obtain a field of view of 45 to 101") degrees around the circumfrence. The image (nearly linear with respect to input angle) is a 23.3 mm wide annulus.
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Milton Laikin, Arthur Cox, and Frank Oharek "The Reflection Conic: A Means Of Obtaining A 360 Degree Panorama", Proc. SPIE 0147, Computer-Aided Optical Design, (1 December 1978); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956641
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KEYWORDS
Ray tracing

Reflection

Refraction

Visualization

Panoramic photography

Eye

Monochromatic aberrations

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